Age
of Tabriz city extends to the pre-Islam time. After
Mongol's attack to Iran, Tabriz was chosen as capital city
by "Qazan Khan". After that, restoring and
flourishing of Tabriz, which was ruined by an earthquake,
started again.

In
Safavid era, Tabriz become the capital city again, but
after a while it changed to Qazvin and afterwards to
Isfahan. At this time, repeated wars between Iran and
Ottoman Empire and several occupations of Tabriz, caused
large damage to this city.

Afghan
invasion to Iran, wars between Iran and Russia in Qajar
era and challenging for establishment of constitutional
government (Mashrouteh), are some other events of Tabriz.
Nowadays, Tabriz is one of the most important economical
poles in Iran.